25 outdoor things to do before summer ends

17. Go camping

Not accustomed to roughing it? At Malouf’s Mountain Sunset Camp, you don’t have to.

Total: $80.50
Includes: campsite; three-person tent (set up for you); valet service (the staff meets you at the trailhead to take your bags to your campsite so you don’t have to hike with them); chairs; firewood, fire-starter brick and matches; a “kitchen cabinet” filled with pans, cooking utensils, foil, plates, eating utensils, salt and pepper, playing cards; ready-to-cook ½-pound burger dinner and egg breakfast delivered to your site in a cooler (chicken or steak costs extra)

Malouf’s Mountain Sunset Camp, along the Red Overlook Trail, Beacon Hill, NY (845-831-6767, maloufsmountain.com). Travel: Metro-North Hudson line to Beacon, NY, then take the shuttle to trailhead and hike for 30mins. For area trail info, visit nynjtc.org.

Or go totally DIY for a night in the East Hudson Trails region.

Total: $284.29
Estimated costs of a campsite: $45; three-person tent: $150; chairs: $30 each; firewood, fire-starter brick and matches: $5 and a schlep into the woods; pans, cooking utensils: $25; plates and eating utensils: $6; ready-to-cook ½-pound burger dinner and egg breakfast delivered to your apartment by FreshDirect: $17.50; food-delivery charge to your apartment: $5.79